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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
All
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
black
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
cab
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
canvas
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
chairs
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
complexion
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
demand
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
diamond
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
digger
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distinctly
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
embracing
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
friends
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
greeting
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
grizzled
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
groups
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
hansoms
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
hats
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
heavily
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
helmets
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
jet
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
Jewish
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
just
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
killing
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
lady
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
lions
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
loaded
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
lord
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
luggage
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
Mail
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
men
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
old
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
Ophir
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
out
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
passengers
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
piles
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
platform
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
proclivities
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
puggarees
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
represented
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
rolling
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
Royal
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
silk
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
sorts
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
Southampton
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
spasmodically
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
special
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
sporting
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
steamed
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
steamer
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
successful
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From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
sunburnt
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
surrounded
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
There
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
train
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
trunks
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From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
Waterloo
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From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Little groups of sunburnt men were greeting old friends upon the platform, surrounded by piles of luggage, canvas trunks and steamer chairs.
white
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From this reading There were grizzled men and men of fair complexion, men in white helmets and puggarees, and men in silk hats.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading All sorts were represented there, from the successful diamond digger who was spasmodically embracing a lady in black jet of distinctly Jewish proclivities, to a sporting lord who had been killing lions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A special train from Southampton had just steamed into Waterloo with the passengers from the Royal Mail steamer Ophir.
yard
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From this reading The demand for hansoms was brisk, cab after cab heavily loaded was rolling out of the yard.
